Women Engineers Salary expectations improve despite being outnumbered nine to one

Women Engineers Salary expectations improve despite being outnumbered nine to one by Michael Cheary Attitudes surrounding gender pay discrepancies are changing within the Engineering industry, although women are still being outnumbered when it comes to finding the right roles, according to our latest research.The pay gap between male and female engineering staff has closed 6 per cent since 2013Computer programming roles are the least appealing engineering jobs for women2014 saw 97,681 women apply for engineering vacancies compared to 753,263 menIn 2014, men anticipated  earning just 4 per cent ( £33,583) more than women per annum ( £32,096) compared to expected pay in 2013, when men commanded 10 per cent  more ( £31,730) than women ( £28,496).Engineering still male-dominatedThe study, conducted to mark National Women in Engineering Day (23rd June 2015), also revealed that there has been a small increase (3 per cent) in female applicants for engineering roles since 2013.However, despite the increase, there is still a staggering gender gap when it comes to e mployment within the industry, with male jobseekers outweighing women 9 to  1 (85 per cent more).Automotive  most sought-afterJobs in the automotive area are the most popular engineering roles for women with over 4,300 female applicants for such positions so far this year. Manufacturing is the second most sought-after sector, closely followed by roles in design and project management.Computer programming has the biggest gender divide (97 per cent male), closely followed by welding, pipefitting and field engineering (96 per cent male).Lack of flexibility to blame?reed.co.uk surveyed engineers actively looking for their next role to identify ways the industry can encourage more women into the sector.Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) suggested flexible working hours, whilst one in five (18 per cent) believes on-site childcare facilities would improve the appeal of the industry. Nearly a third of those asked (27 per cent) felt education was the key issue and suggested that working with sch ools and universities to highlight the extensive number of roles available in the engineering industry would increase demand.Northern divideThe north of the nation suffers the greatest gender divide when it comes to engineering roles, with nine in ten applicants in North East England being male (90 per cent), closely followed by Yorkshire and the North West (88 per cent and 87 per cent respectively).!Still searching for your perfect position? Have a look at all of our current Engineering vacancies now